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length rusty, smooth, glossy, viscid in wet ; convex, regular, ex- 

 panding, plane. Margin even, thin. 



Stem. Three to four inches high, yellow, firm, equal, perhaps 

 flexuose, sub-incrassate below, punctate above, annulate. 



Pores. Pale yellow, minute, alveolate. 



Section. Flesh thin, soft, glutinous, yellowish. Stem stuffed. 

 Tubes yellow, numerous, small, angular, decurrent. Odour of 

 mouldy meal. Taste insipid. Spores yellow. 



Obs. Wholesome, but of iuferior quality. Useful for puree and soup. — 

 W. D. H. 



(163.) BOLETUS ELEPHANTINUS ; The Giant Bolet. 



Habitat. Corners of meadows and commons ; chiefly on 

 calcareous soils. Solitary. 



Season. August to October. Uncommon. 



Fileus. Six to fourteen inches across, pale tan or buff, opaque, 

 whitish-streaked, smooth or sub-rugulose ; convex, pulvinate, then 

 unevenly plane. Margin thick, incurved at first. 



Stem. Two to four inches high, whitish, reticulate above, very 

 stout, bulbous, rugose, firm, unequal, naked. 



Pores- Whitish, soon primrose, finally greenish, minute. 



Section. Flesh thick, white, blueing a little. Stem solid. Tubes 

 long, dense, minute, yellow-green, blueing if bruised. Odour 

 mealy. Taste a little piquant. Spores greenish. 



Obs. Perhaps only a variety of B. edulis. Of equally good quality. — W.D.H. 



(164.) BOLETUS FLAVUS ; The Yellow Bolet. 



Habitat. In and about fir and pine woods. Scattered. 



Season. May to November. Common. 



Pileus. Two to five inches across, yellow, brownish when dry, 

 shining, viscid; convex, plane, expanded, equal, firm. 



Stem. Two to three inches high, yellow, punctate with puiple- 

 brown, stout, sub-reticulate above, incrassate, annulate. 



Pores. Golden-yellow, becoming somewhat ruddy, angular. 



Section. Flesh not thick, soft, glutinous, yellow, unchanging. 

 Stem stuffed. Tubes yellow, long, large, sinuate, unequal, angu- 

 lar, decurrent. Odour mouldy, unpleasant. Taste insipid. Spores 

 brownish yellow. 



Obs. Wholesome. Closely akin to B. elegans, and of similar quality. — 

 IT'. D. H. 



